The Law of Conflict: International Law in a Combat Environment, with CPT Brian Cox

CPT Brian L. Cox is the brigade judge advocate (BJA) for the Division Artillery (DIVARTY) brigade of the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, NY, a position he’s held since October 2015. As the BJA for DIVARTY, he is the primary legal advisor for the joint fires enterprise for the division. Before his current assignment, Cox was the trial counsel for 2nd Brigade Combat Team at Fort Drum from March 2014 until October 2015. His additional duties at Fort Drum include serving as a Special Assistant US Attorney and as a field screening officer. Before coming to Fort Drum, Cox was an international and operational law advisor and chief of operational law for more than two years for the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, KY, which included an 11-month combat deployment to Bagram, Afghanistan. Cox also served as a legal assistance attorney, administrative law attorney, and as a military magistrate while stationed at Fort Campbell.

Co-sponsors: Student Association on Terrorism and Security Analysis, Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism